Melissa is considered the “elixir of youth”. It “smoothes heart aches and puts sadness and sorrow away”
Its parts above the ground, mainly the leaves, which are collected just before blooming are used in many concoctions. Melissas ethereal oil, shows much stronger effects than its leaves. Melissa contains tannins, poly-phenols, triterpenis, ethereal oil (citralis, linoleum, citronellol and more), rosmarinic acid and citronella.
It acts repressively, anti-depressively, relaxingly. It is characterized as digestive, stimulant, anti-bacterial, diaphoretic and tonic of nerves. It is used as an extract, tincture and ointment. It is used as extract, tincture and ointment. It is also used in cases of stress or depression, nervous strain, tension and panic. It relaxes cases of palpitation and digestive troubles due to excitability. It relieves herpes labialis, chicken-pox and stomach spasms. It is also used for irritations, insect-bites or insect evacuation, or in the first stages of flue and cold. Melissa’s poultice is used against articulation pains. In the form of ointment it is used against arthritis. Melissa’s cold concoction is recommended against high blood pressure by practical doctors.
It should be used with sensibility and over dosage must be avoided. Its ethereal oil, being very strong, should be mixed with olive-oil for every use.
